The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 23, 2016 for the grant of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxiety was denied. The Board found that no communication regarding this issue was filed between the November 1991 rating decision denying his initial claim and the December 2016 ITF. The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for unspecified depressive disorder with anxiety, as well as his TDIU claim, are both remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that no communication regarding the effective date issue was filed between the November 1991 denial and the December 2016 ITF, indicating that the Veteran did not file a new claim for service connection prior to December 23, 2016. The decision on this matter is based solely on the timing of the claims filing.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22041618
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder with anxiety and generalized anxiety disorder, based on the Veteran's in-service experiences of mistreatment and a bank robbery.
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